UBC Okanagan escapes with five-set win over Cougars

QUICKLY
The University of Regina’s women’s volleyball team had a chance to wrap up what would have been its biggest win of the season on Friday night, but UBC Okanagan ended up pulling out a five-set victory over the Cougars at the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• UBC Okanagan rolled to a 25-18 win in the opening set, but it was a different match from there. The Cougars replied with a 25-21 victory in the second set, then followed that up with a 25-20 win in the third set.
• The Cougars got off to a quick start in the fourth set, scoring the first four points of the set and at one point leading UBCO 14-7. The Heat used both of their timeouts in the early going and bounced back with a 7-1 run, and finally got their first lead of the set after four straight points gave them a 21-20 advantage. UBCO never trailed after that and while the Cougars evaded three Heat set points, they couldn’t escape the fourth and a Regina hitting error sent the match to a deciding set.
• The back-and-forth fifth set saw a total of seven lead changes. The Cougars gave themselves a chance to win the match after going up 15-14 but UBCO survived that match point with a Korey Jenkins kill, then clinched the win by collecting the next two points as well.

NOTES

NEXT UP
The Cougars will host UBC Okanagan again on Saturday night at the CKHS. Match time is again set for 6:00 PM.